One Good Wind - James A. Pearson

[Lawrence Robinson]

One Good Wind

It’s October so, yes, the world
is dying but I always think
I have another month
at least, maybe two,
to marvel in the middle
of fall’s kaleidoscope,
walking this fractal trance
of kindergarten yellows and
(somehow!) iridescent pinks.
But then one good wind
comes in off the distant Pacific 
and trees that just yesterday 
dripped with dazzle
stand skeletized, stripped
of their abundance 
for the promiseless months to come.
I guess what I’m trying to say is:
Don’t save up your praise. 
Luxuriate fully in what you love
because the winds come quickly
and the winter is long.

    - James A. Pearson
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